| ALT | alanine transaminase |
| AST | aspartate transaminase |
| BG | blood glucose |
| BG | blood glucose |
| DNL | de novo lipogenesis |
| ECM | extra cellular matrix |
| EFA | essential FA |
| ER | endoplasmatic reticulum |
| FA | fatty acids |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| FFA | free fatty acids |
| GLDH | glutamate dehydrogenase |
| GO | gene ontology |
| HOMA-%β | Homeostatic model assessment of β -cell function (%) |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MUFA | monounsaturated fatty acids |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NEFA | non-saturated FA |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| PLS-DA | partial least square discriminant analysis |
| PUFA | poly unsaturated fatty acids |
| SCD1 | Δ9 stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| SFA | saturated fatty acids |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| T2D | type-2 diabetes mellitus |
| TFA | total fatty acids |
| TG | triglycerides |
| UFA | unsaturated fatty acids |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |